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Show The Magna Times West Valley News, Thursday, July 20. 1995 national basketball championships July 23-2- 9 AAU 'JIT: flllitlilltls Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation is proud to host the Boys 12 and Under AAU National Basketball Championships. This marts the seventh straight year that Afar tto cuatom of CtiHstandto ... Salt Lake County has been Favara and fluxaa ara wasting my mothar awarded the honor of hosting this elite competition. Why haa tha Lord affactad ma?" The tournament will begin KIpBng It has been said that running is an unnatural act except from on Sunday, July 23 and conenemies and to the bathroom. That line brought back a few tinue through Saturday, July 29, between 10 a.m. and 8 childhood memories, the best of which are set to - verse below : I remember the days at the old Oxford place, When the restroom was found down the path. a long one. It has hard to have grace The distance In the shanty without any bath. I remember the winters, the snow piled high We had to go out in this cold. It would have been better, if relief had been nigh, The outhouse was made for the bold. We went there in summer and winter and fall, With the frost hanging deep on the ground. no tissue at all. The seats were unpadded Sears Roebuck was not to be found. I remember the days when the apples were green, When the privy was in great demand; And the pangs from pylorus were ever so keen. And the tripe to the restroom werent planned. With hands that were trembling, wed grope at the door, In hopes that it wouldnt be dosed, And oh the great comfort, relief, and much more We sat there in grateful repose. the sun beating down. I remember in summer The fumes and the flies at their best. The wasp in the corner home building with mud He sure picked a poor place to nest. When Grandpa went hither to start out the day He rarely would dose up the door. He liked to look over the herd and the hay, Before we took off for the store. p.m., taking place at a number of Jordan School District Gymnasiums, in- cluding Alta High, West Jordan High, Jordan High, and Elk Ridge Middle School. This years tournament will mark the largest field of teams ever in the history of this national basketball tournament, including 63 teams, 59 of them from out of state. Teams from 29 different states will be represented, traveling from as Connecticut, Florida, and California. Nearly one thousand of the top youth basketball players in the nation will be competing for the coveted crown of AAU National Basketball Champions. Last years first place team from Southern California will be returning to defend their national championship title, as well as eight of the top ten teams, including the Oklahoma Rebels, Tennessee Blackhawks, Virginia Newport News, and the the outhouse was old. The place, it was paintless And going was always at best. And yet it was needful, a spot to behold, It helped us to conquer the West. all the buiildings in memories bank. Theres none that can ever compare. Theres none quite so poignant, so real and so rank, Little dots of light may soon be seen in the night sky over the Jordan River State Park I . ,f 6 f'nftv-vjig Golf Course, as night , SIMONS SAYS: 'One good thing about an outdoor facility golfing for groups begins. you dont have to scrub the bowl. To participate, groups SIMONS SAYS: The outside privy is one place in America must number 36 or more peowhere we are free from political pressure. ple, according to Neil Wilcox, SIMONS SAYS: The privy is the poor mans lounge. When assistant park manager. The fee is $12 per player and inI was a kid, the privy was the only cure we had for the flu. cludes the green fee and (me glowball. When a group reserves the course, the entire course is theirs for the night. As soon as enough interest in night golfing is generated, the park plans to reserve at least one night a week for open play. The public access (in some cases Missoula, Montana under controlled conditions) Groups interested in makRocky Mountain Elk Foundaturnwhere for elk hunting tion (RMEF) will cooperate ing a reservation for of exist elk table Nitelite Golf can do so by with the John Hancock populations law state and proMutual Life Insurance Co. to permits, calling the course golf shop at zones tect during riparian improve wildlife habitat on In other course news, the timberlands the own in timber harvesting operasouthwest Oregon and tions, and enhance habitat courses Womens Golf Association is formed and western Washington by helpdiversity by varying the size, playing. The association ing to fund ongoing habitat shape, structure, and juxmeets Wednesday evenings enhancement, management, taposition of forest stands. Wildlife use natural and at 4 p.m. and often play until educational, and research human-mad- e habitat openclosing. To qualify for projects. said West association the on Coast, RMEF President and CEO ings play, two signed DirecRMEF be submitmust scorecards Kevin Lackey, Robert W. Munson and Proto a Conservation establish of tor ted, Hanhandicap. Wayne R. Marion, of the Women may join the associacock Timber Resource Group grams. And timber-cuttinactivities will be planned( tion at any time and a sign-u-p in Olympia, Washington, wherever possible to benefit fee is not required. AssociaMemorandum a signed joint of Understanding to that efelk and other wildlife such as tion members have agreed to black-taile- d contribute $5 each week, to a deer and bear. fect at the RMEFs 11th anElk Mountain The Rocky nual International Elk Camp prize purse. With anticipated internais an Foundation and Exposition in Albuquertional, nonprofit wildlife conque, New Mexico. TAKE servation organization We recognize the RMEF dedicated to ensuring the as a worthy conservation ADVANTAGE future of elk, other wildlife, organization for partnern-insaid Marion, and we and their habitat. Founded in look forward to working at 1984, RMEF now has 88,000 members who have helped' the local level with RMEF raise $34 million to conserve staff and volunteers to imacres prove habitat conditions on and enhance 1.7 million our property for big game of wildlife habitat in North America. The RMEF is and other wildlife. in Missoula, John Among other things, Montana. Hancock agrees to allow J I , programs. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was founded in 1988 and is the ar Shape up for summer with Recycle for Best Buddies Have you been storing those unwanted pounds all winter and are anxious to lose them for summer? Best Buddies wants to help you lose a half-to- n the half-to- n sitting in your driveway, that is. Best Buddies has launched its Recycle for Best Buddies fundraising campaign in which individuals can donate volunteer organization in the U.S. dedicated solely to the development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. AAU has focused grassroots level. The championship games, featuring the final ten teams, will take place at West Jordan High, beginning in the morning. At 12 noon, the Boys No pain, no gain doesnt apply to this new weight loss program. Now getting your neighborhood, the environment, and possibly your checkbook in shape is as easy as picking up the phone. Old, eyesore vehicles containing largest fit on itself providing developmental and participatory programs at the National will Game Championship begin, followed by the awards dangerous pollutants will be towed away for free, and donors are even eligible for a tax deduction. Best of all, proceeds generated from the recycling process directly support Best a Buddies, nonprofit volunteer program that matches high school students, college students, and working citizens in friendships with people with mental retardation. These friendships provide people with mental retardation an opportunity to experience social integration in their neighborhoods and communities. Join the thousands in Los Miami, Angeles, Washington, D.C., Dallas, and Utah who have already lost those excess pounds and donate your unwanted vehicle to Recycle for Best Buddies. Call their unwanted vehicles, whether it be a car, truck, motorcycle, or boat, for recycling. Vehicles are taken to a recycling center, drained of all fluids and dismantled to be sold for multi-spor- t, one-to-o- parts. ne AAU er ceremony. Tickets may be purchased at the Salt Lake County Recreation office, 2001 South State St., S4900, or call for more informa- 486-25- tion. Adult tournament passes are $20 and daily can passes are $5. Youth purchase tournament passes for $12.50 and daily passes for 6-- $3. All children are admitted free. Nitelite golf at Jordan River State Park course Of I Wisconsin Playground Warriors. Also playing will be 1994s third place finishers, Indianas Municipal Garden Blue Devils, comprised of four kids over six feet tall, including a 65 center. In past years, Salt Lake County Recreation has joined forces with AAU in coordinating many youth sport 9 growth in the league, the sizes of the prizes could be substantial this season. The Jordan River State Golf Course is Park located at 1200 North Redwood Road. ar Fans hoot and holler at SLC rodeo opener; finals set July 24th Thousands of fans are being treated to a superb display horses and horsemanship during the opening of the 1995 Days of 47 Rodeo. The world famous rodeo continues nightly at 7 through Saturday, with the championships scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, July 24. Tickets are on sale for $8 and $11. of pefor-manc- es , y The caliber of stock and entertainment has attracted riders and performers from all over the country, making it one of the most famous rodeos in the high-qualit- world. Specialty acts provide family entertainment, highlighted by T.C. Thors tenson riding his trained buffalo, Harvey Wallbanger Jr., around the arena and atop, his trailer. ... All events are staged in the Delta Center in downtown Salt Lake City. - Elk foundation, John Hancock to work together on wildlife habitat projects in OR, WA 533-452- 7. g g, OF OUR SPECIAL head-quart- Place your entertainment news & community events. 8980 I Mail information to: W. UT ! 84044 2700 S. Magna, Questions ? Call 250-565- 6. ' ed CLASSIFIED OFFER! 13 (ffifiMifcft for 4 weeks See form on page 10 V 4050 West 3500 South ( WVC ft (fa) I, 969-822- 1 I |